Surfing

Brazil’s Filipe Toledo won the Men’s Corona Open J-Bay for the second year in a row. The Brazilian lit up 1.3 – 2 metre waves at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay to win the sixth stop the World Surf League Championship Tour and vault to World No. 1 on the Jeep Leaderboard. Toledo’s back-to-back win came with spectacular performances throughout the ...

Day 3 of the Corona Open J-Bay saw the Men’s Rounds 3 and 4 completed in pumping 1.3 – 2 metre waves at the world-famous Supertubes to determine the Quarterfinalists. In an All-Star heat to open Round 4 South Africa’s Jordy Smith put in a scintillating performance of high performance surfing to grab second place behind Conner Coffin as the ...

Day 2 of the Corona Open J-Bay saw the completion of the Men’s Round 2 and the first four heats of Round 3. The eliminations knocked out fourteen competitors after they competing in the four-to-six foot waves at Jeffreys Bay. Joel Parkinson put on a clinic at Supertubes with a near-perfect 9.37 and a solid 7.50. Unfortunately for World No. 6, Michel ...

The Corona Open J-Bay kicked off with the completion of Men’s Round 1 and the first two heats of Round 2 at Supertubes. The men made the most of the conditions with a full day of surfing that included big announcements, wins, and performances. Joel Parkinson, 2012 WSL Champion and two-time event winner, announced his retirement ahead of his opening ...

Brazil’s Peterson Crisanto won the historic 50th edition of The Ballito Pro presented by Billabong in front of a jam packed Willard Beach, defeating Australia’s Jack Freestone in a surfing final memorable for the pristine waves, picture perfect conditions and huge crowds. Crisanto barely put a foot wrong in the 35 minute final, starting with a mid- range 5.50 out of ...